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This site has three sections: (1.) country rock and rock-a-billy songs, including some funny ones; (2.) ballads, inspirational and political protest songs; (3.) songs about motorcycles and classic cars, including songs about Harleys, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Dodge, DeSoto, etc.,

Clicking on the song title or image, wait a couple of seconds and you will hear a free sample. For some of the songs you can stream the entire song directly from this web page. For other songs go to Spotify, Amazon, Napster, Apple I-Tunes, or any major streaming service. We hope you will download your favorite songs for about $1 each from them because free streaming pays artists such miniscule royalties it takes 10,000 streams to amount to that same $1. A permanent download helps musicians WAY more than streaming.
Near the bottom of this website you can still buy CD's using your Paypal account, or do an e-transfer for US$15 (includes shipping) to RandMontgomery@Yahoo.com and remember to email your address to the same email address so we will know where to send the CD. For other ways of paying (mail check or pay cash, pick up from North York Toronto office), email RandyandRetreads@gmail.com .If in Canada price is C$18 including HST and delivery) or C$15 if you pick up the CD yourself.


Link to Randy and the Retreads Youtube channel:
Randy and Retreads Youtube Channel

COUNTRY ROCK and ROCK-A-BILLY SONGS

Youtube Country and Rock-a-Billy Playlist:
Youtube Playlist

Spotify Country and Rock-a-Billy Playlist:
Spotify Playlist

Country

IF THIS AIN'T COUNTRY

Upbeat country song, patriotic tribute to the country and western lifestyle and working class heroes. If you support traditional Western values and you like Jason Aldean's song Try That in a Small Town you will like this. Mark Sepic plays the guitar on this catchy tune and produced it, and did backup vocals.

Watch the music video at:If This Aint Country video

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A Little Bit of Paradise

Country pop style song about a guy praising his girlfriend/wife, very upbeat. (Guitar and production by Al Smith. Remixing by Tom Paterson. Violin superbly played by Peter Smith.)

Beer pitcher and mugs

Drinkin' Buddies

The world's new drinking anthem! Fun, catchy, upbeat country pop song with background babble and tinkling glasses recorded at a Latino night club, a musicians' party and a blue collar bar. You will want to sing along after a few beers. It may remind you of Merle Haggard or Johhny Horton. (Produced and instruments by Mark Sepic.)

Watch the Youtube video at:Drinkin' Buddies video

Memories

MEMORIES OF LIFE

Poignant nostalgic song about all the good times and bad times in our lives, including people who have died or we have lost track of.

Watch the music video at Memories of Life video

Stress head

How Much Stress Can a Man Take?

subtitle: "Recession Depression"

Catchy country song about a dude who gets laid off, creating financial and marital stress. Sad story but not a downer song - has a couple of lines which makes everyone laugh. Stylistically similar to Tennessee Ernie Ford, Johnny Cash or Waylon Jennings. (Instruments and production and backup vocals by Mark Sepic.)

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JENNY and JILLY

1950's style hard rock song with faux Jerry Lee Lewis piano style. (Mark Sepic plays the instruments on this one and produced it.) This song was originally composed by Randy back in 1963 when he was still in High School, but the lyrics have been updated to make it more contemporary. Now its about a pair of exotic pole dancers who drive the audience wild.

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Stuck in the City with a Country Heart

Rock-a-billy, country-blues with really cool guitar and harmonica by Mark Sepic about how so many of us feel about having to live in a big city with its crime, noise and road rage, because of job or relatives, but longing to live in the country.

Youtube video coming eventually when I an afford it: Stuck in the City video (eventually)

Cowgirl

The COWGIRL PROMENADE

Catchy, danceable country tune about an attractive cowgirl and square dancing. In the Billy Ray Cyrus "Achey Breaky Heart" style. Another lawyer-musician said it reminded him of Merle Haggard. (Mark Sepic plays the guitar on this catchy tune and produced it.)

Texas horse rider

Long Way to Texas

STREAM ENTIRE SONG HERE for free.
Upbeat country rock song about a cattle drive and a sexy cowgirl, en route to Texas. (Production and instruments played by Mark Sepic who also did backup vocals.)

Lonely Retiree

The Lonely Retiree

(The Pontiac Grand Prix song.) Auto-biographical Country music song about Randy - a guy who has had many different jobs and finally retires to the country, alone. Except in real life Randy is only semi-retired and still works as a lawyer and a musician and spends way too much time keeping his old motorcycles running and looking good. (Production and instrumentation by Tom Paterson.)

End of the World

The End of the World Hop

A 1950's rocker with some modern style rap about the end of the world (Russian invasion of Ukraine, Iran getting nuclear weapons, North Korea threatening to use them). A lively dance tune, hence the word "Hop" despite the lyrics. Kudos to my new online producer and guitarist and keyboard player Henry Klisowski who did a great job and (coincidentally and ironically for this song) is Russian. Sadly he has since disappeared, at least he is no longer listed on FIVERR.com. I fear he may have been conscripted and been killed.

Watch the new video (coincidentally and ironically produced by a Ukrainian) at "End of the World Hop" video

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The GRIM REAPER

A change of pace - not the typical Randy and the Retreads style; more hard rock, Heavy Metal (Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Metallica) or at least "Light Metal" to coin a phrase. The song is about death which is always riding with us. However as with many of Randy's songs there is a humorous thread woven into this one (especially near the end). Steppenwolf style guitar riffs played by Mark Sepic, who produced this song.

Hand Me Downs

Hand Me Downs

Funny song about a poor kid who has to wear his older cousins' clothes once they have grown out of them, and gets fed up with the limited menu in the fridge, and having to listen to his parents' old fashioned music. Imagine a hillbilly family sitting in front of their cabin for this one. (Instruments and production by Mark Sepic.)

The Argument

The Argument

a.k.a. "Irreconcilable Differences". A bouncy, humorous argument between a couple; mixture of Reggae and country guitar for the melody, while an increasingly drunken Mexican mariachi band plays the chorus. Duet with Naomi Tyrrell. Produced by Mark Sepic.

Pair of Pears

Don't You Know

STREAM ENTIRE SONG HERE FOR FREE.
Easy Listenin' Country Pop. (Production, instruments and back up vocals by Mark Sepic.)

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The Stumblefoot Blues

STREAM ENTIRE SONG HERE FOR FREE.
Easy Listenin' Old Style Country Western song. (Production and back up vocals by Tom Paterson. Instruments played by Tom, except harmonica by Bird Stafford.)

Mr. CEO

MR. CEO

This song, written, sung and produced by Randy, is about the greedy CEO's, CFO's Stock Brokers (e.g. Lehman Bros.) Bankers and other "mortgage backed securities" lenders who created the 2008 Recession. Only in Iceland did the sleazy culprits go to jail. In North America almost no one went to jail, despite the huge economic damage. Now we are into another recession, at least high inflation and many layoffs. TO BE RELEASED OCT. 2024


ROMANTIC BALLADS, INSPIRATIONAL and POLITICAL SONGS:

Youtube Romantic, Inspirational, Political Playlist
Youtube Playlist

Spotify Playlist for Romantic, Inspirational, Political Playlist:
Spotify Playlist


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How the Hell

STREAM ENTIRE SONG HERE FOR FREE.
Reminiscent of CCR/ John Fogerty country rock, but with a 1950's bass guitar, also a bit of a cross between an early 1960's folk "protest" song and the AC-DC style, sung in an angry style with political and ecological lyrics about how and why the world became such a mess, blaming corporations, politicians, military, religious fanatics. (Production and instruments by Mark Sepic.)

Watch the Youtube video at "How the Hell" video

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So Easy to Love

Romantic pop music ballad, male female duet with Kim Doolittle. Produced by Mark Sepic. Superb flute playing by Bryan Vaillancourt. The flute really takes the song to a higher level. Watch the Youtube video at:

Watch the Youtube video at So Easy to Love video

Seize the Day

Seize the Day

An idealistic call to change the world. Produced by Mark Sepic.

World Vision

World Vision

a.k.a. "Vision for the World". This beautiful, poignant song urges us to either donate money or time and effort to help victims of famines, earthquakes, floods, and other disasters, natural or man-made. Produced by Mark Sepic.

You Know I Love You Baby

You Know I Love You Baby

Rock ballad about a guy who is so impressed with girlfriend's personality and talents. Great, superb acid jazz style guitar playing by Mark Sepic.

Leonard Cohen tribute

Leonard's Lament

A tribute and biography for Leonard Cohen.


MOTORCYCLE, HOT ROD and CLASSIC CAR SONGS:

Youtube Playlist for Motorcycle Hot Rod and Classic Car:
Youtube Playlist

Randy and Retreads' Spotify Playlist for Motorcycle Hot Rod and Classic Car:
Spotify Playlist


OLD HARLEY BREAKDOWN BLUES(2015 version)

Fast paced country swing style song about an old Hog breakdown and how the rider gets help from other riders. If you are a real biker of Harley, Indian, or English brands of the 1950-75 era, and in the mood for a chuckle, this song will bring a smile to your face. The image you see to the left is Randy's old 1951 EL, which he often worked on. (Song produced by Mark Sepic.)

Watch the Youtube video at:Old Harley video

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I Want to Ride (Let's Ride)

Bouncy, upbeat biker song in country-surfer style about a guy who wants to ride his Harley decker and his chopper. (Production and instruments played by Mark Sepic.)

Watch the Youtube video at:I Wanna Ride video

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Fast Frenzy

Dedicated to hot rods, racing cars (and boats and motorcycles), dragsters, anything to do with engines and acceleration. (Production by Tom Paterson, guitar and piano by Mark Gillogly, harmonica by Bird Stafford.)

Rusty Cadillac in Desert

Ode to America's Old Automobiles

This song is a tribute to the American cars of the 1930's thru 1970's, and their importance to our culture and economy. Slightly melancholy medium paced country style music with guitar and harmonica by Mark Sepic. Produced by Mark Sepic.

HOLLISTER 1947

A change of pace from country rock, this is a sort of 1950's jazz, pseudo-documentary based on the major incident in Hollister, California in 1947 where drunken bikers from competing gangs partied hard, entertained the locals with their antics, and fought each other and basically took over the town until state police arrived. Randy envisages this as an imaginary theme to "The Wild One" movie of 1953, the first outlaw biker film, starring Marlon Brando as "Johnny" and Lee Marvin as "Chino". Trumpet and saxophone played superbly by Ron Matthews. Motorcycle and police sound effects and narration by Mark Sepic, who also sings the part of the Sheriff whom the bikers lock up in his own jail. Reminds some people a bit of the Pink Panther movie theme from the sixties and others of music in Fellini films. One musician said it reminded him of Chet Baker, a great trumpet player with a sad life. The sample runs just over a minute; the full version of the song runs about 6.5 minutes. This new shorter version simply called "Hollister" runs 3.3 minutes.

1955 Mercury light green

The Mighty Mercury

This song is a Rock-a-billy tribute to the Mercury car, focussing on 1949 thru 1961. (Production and instruments played by Mark Sepic.)

Watch the Youtube video at Mighty Mercury video

Olds

Tribute to Oldsmobile

Light rock song dedicated to the Oldsmobile car. Lyrics set out the history of the company and the many famous Oldsmobile models over nearly 100 years, and praises them. Five minutes and 50 seconds long. (Produced by Tom Paterson. Guitar and piano by Mark Gillogly.)

Watch the Youtube video at A Tribute to Oldsmobile video

old Dodge maroon with logo

The DODGE Name

Tribute to Dodge cars and trucks. The history from the beginning to now. References to the many models of Dodge cars and engines, racing wins and the Dukes of Hazzard. Rockabilly style. (Production and instruments by Mark Sepic.)

DeSoto with tail fins

DeSOTO

Tribute to DeSoto cars. History and models, also references to Chrysler where they shared the same new technology. Country style, upbeat, toe tappin'. (Production and instruments by Mark Sepic.)



Price US$12 + $3 shipping (packaging and delivery ) Canadians can send an Interac e-transfer to Randmontgomery@yahoo.com for C$18 and make sure to also email me with your mailing address.

All songs written and Copyright by Randy. Songs were sung by Randy except where noted.

A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:

Randy and most of his band are at least 60 years old, hence the name "Retreads" as in tire retreads. Randy idolized Buddy Holly and started composing and singing songs in High School, and he played trombone in the school symphony, but then he got distracted by other things for many years. After a career as a social scientist and then a lawyer, and a couple of divorces, he has returned to his "first love" music. Doing family law (divorce and separation) has inspired some of his country song lyrics. He is now 3/4 retired from his Toronto law practice to focus on the music. he was born in Toronto and has lived in Toronto, Niagara Falls, Victoria, B.C., Vancouver B.C., Edmonton, Alberta, Auckland New Zealand, Wellington N.Z., and Western New York (Buffalo/Niagara area). He also spends time with friends in the Hamilton/Burlington area of Ontario. His classic motorcycle riding and restoration hobby has inspired his "Biker Music". He has several old English bikes (Triumph, BSA, Ariel, Matchless, Panther) and two old Harleys (1964 Duo-Glide and 1966 Sportster) and a 2001 Moto-Guzzi, a early 1969 Honda Hellcat, a 1972 CB450, a 1976 CB500T and a Honda 250 dirt bike. He is the webmaster of Indian Chief Motorcycles.com

HIRING THE BAND TO PERFORM

At present we only play in the Southern Ontario region of Canada, no more than a four hour drive from Toronto. e.g. Cornwall to the East, Ottawa to the NE, Sudbury to the N, Windsor to the W and Niagara region to the SW. We do not perform to audiences of less than 50 people. email randyandretreads@gmail.com at least six weeks in advance of the event date.

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RANDOM IMAGES OF RANDY and VARIOUS RETREADS

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The two photos of me working on an old Harley were taken 48 years apart. Progress? Still trying to start the latter one. (Lesson learned: throw out twin points on 1961-64 Panheads.) In the 1967 photo the Hog was 17 years old, and in the 2015 photo the Hog was 51 years old. The image of me on my 1966 Sportster XLH in the logo at top of this website was taken in Seattle in 2006 after a forty year search for one. I finally got that bike running in 2015, thanks to superb, perfectionist Harley mechanic Jim Dixon of Sanborn NY. tel 716-201-2008. Next shot is me on my 2001 Moto-Guzzi California in 2012. (Lesson learned: buy a Guzzi 1100 or the newer 1400). The Jeepster Commando below that is a 1971 model, photo taken around 1999. Last photo of me and Margaret Kasala and my 1947 Indian Chief chopper was taken in Niagara Falls in 1970. (Lesson learned: If you got a good wife who loves you, hold on to her.)

me summer 1967 EL working on old Harley in 2015 riding Guzzi Jeepster and trailer with Margaret backyard NF